12 South Grove is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Manchester (M13 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in September 2010. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 sits 143.4% above the 2010 sale of £83,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 35.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2024. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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12 South Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£202,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£83,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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12 South Grove outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£728
Street avg £1,276
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Winterford Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School. 54 schools nearby.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
17 September 2010Most recent
£83,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M13 0AU: £200,000 (2025–2020).

CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
M13 0NW
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB